Pawsitively Happy

It is always distressing when dogs are abandoned. It is even more distressing when a breed not meant for India is found abandoned.

Our boy Raja, came to us in a sad state - emaciated, with overgrown nails and a hopeless look in his eyes. We put the word out for an immediate adoption but did not receive much response.

About 3 weeks after Raja came in, we had a walk-in. Kabir Handa and his father came to have a look at our dogs, looking mostly for a German Shepherd to replace one who had passed. Kabir, however, took a look at Raja and decided he needed the most help.

And so, Raja became Yoda, taking to his new family like a duck to water - settling in before we could blink! After spending a few days in his grandparents' Noida home, Yoda is now happily settled in Dehradun with his parents - living the life he is entitled to.

Thank you, Kabir and family, for being so pro-adoption and opening your homes and hearts to this giant baby boy ❤️

Sweet L'il Pixie was abandoned at The Animal Hospital & Shelter, Noida, on 16/6/23. Tiny and introverted, she seemed such a misfit for the shelter environment.

We reached out to Anjali Sharma, a long-time volunteer and an ardent pom/spitz lover, and were delighted when Pixie went home almost immediately.

Knowing the Sharma-Vinaik household, there were no doubts about the outcomes for Pixie - happy, vocal, and a bully of all other four-legged members of the family❣️

Bruno, a young lab mix, was found abandoned for unknown reasons and joined the ranks of our many blacks labs.

However, to his good fortune, Sandeep Upadhyay, who had previously adopted an older black lab (Blacky) from us, reached out to adopt a needy dog.

When Pratima and Sandeep visited us to see the dogs, Bruno chose them and went home happily ❤️

The pictures speak for themselves ❣️

Happily adopted!

Our Bella ❤️

Went home...

To the wonderful Aditya and family, who had decided on their very first meeting that Bella was Theirs 💞

We are usually wary of handing over an adult doggo from the Pitbull family to someone with small children. But Aditya's perseverance and determination to integrate Bella with his family won us over.

And so, Bella is Theirs - for furever and a day 😍

May God bless all our babies with such wonderful homes 🙏

Goldilocks was thrown in front of The Animal Hospital and Shelter, Noida, from a car with a small family, including children. This was on Holi. 😢

A kind person saw Goldilocks chasing the car and took the initiative of chasing this family in his own car. On confronting them, they had the same old excuses, and we decided that Goldilocks was happier with us (she was chased too and got into our volunteers' car with almost a sigh of relief).

So Goldilocks, a small, Indie-mix girl, gentle and reserved, came to us. The Saturday following Holi, a young couple, referred to us by the awesome adopter of Brooke "Doggie" Shields, came visiting and fell headlong into love.

Goldilocks went home the next day, after Sukrati and Gaurav readied their home and families for her. She is so very much loved today that she was indeed lucky to have been abandoned by that heartless family. ☺️

Thank you to all those people who have the heart to adopt, especially those who do not have any preset notions of breed and age ❣️

Our Sandy went home, and what a glorious home it is 😍

Abandoned at The Animal Hospital & Shelter, Noida, at the beginning of the last winter, Sandy has been looking for a furever home for a long time.

He got lucky, or so we thought, when Priya Thapar connected us with someone who already had another Saint. The ever-generous Priya also arranged Sandy's transport to his new home. Unfortunately, his adopters did not give him the space and time required for him to make friends and really pushed their luck. They threw up their hands overnight and said they would be unable to keep him 😢

Priya, being her usual loving self, stepped in once again and sent her team ASAP. She said, and we quote "Maybe Sandy was always supposed to be mine" 🥰

So Sandy is now Priya's and is living life king-size - an AC cottage, a personal attendant to take him to play every two hours, plenty of people to hang with (turns out he's a peoples' dog at heart), and no anger issues - at all!!

What a difference a day makes - from unwanted (twice over) to much-loved. Thank you Team Pasha for letting us continue dreaming that things are good with the world ❤️

On April 20, 2022, we posted about a grievously injured Husky boy who was dumped at our shelter here (https://www.facebook.com/1761101210787411/posts/3270482969849220/) 😢

After a few days of battling his injury, we are delighted to inform you that he went home, perhaps to the best home possible.

Abhinav Shrihan, known for his animal whisperer ways, adopted our boy on April 24, 2022.

Lucky (and he is indeed that) has joined Abhinav's pack and is now a joyous boy, happily trying to forget his past ❤️

Our Chitti went home 😍
.. to a wonderful 11-year-old boy, who was recommended to us by the super-generous Poonam Mittal.

This little boy put in the effort to come to the shelter 4-5 times, befriend Chiti, walk him, and prep him for family life. 💕

God bless children like Lavish who want a family member and not a stuffed toy, and we thank his family for inculcating the right values in him 🙏

Our Pepsi, one of the sweetest, friendliest, cutest dogs we've had, was overlooked by many - we still don't get why.

Until... Aditi and Rachit came along - determined to give a a home.

Pepsi became Dolo and slid into his new home as if he was born there as if he was meant to be there... 🥰

Dolo is now a thoroughly spoiled little boy, getting a toy a day, with bedding we are almost envious off 😂

It's times like these that give adoption coordinators hope - even in the COVID age, when there are more people abandoning than adopting.

We spoke of our wonder boy, Doodle's adoption in a previous post ⬇️⬇️ and mentioned how his family had adopted a sibling for him 😊😊

(https://www.facebook.com/spcanoida/photos/a.1894873117410219/3128703740693811/)

So here's presenting Adrakh, adopted by the amazing Honey and family, who have left no stone unturned to ensure that Doodle and Adrakh have the greatest home ever ❣️❣️

Needless to say, Doodle and Adrakh make the best pair of siblings - cuddle-bunnies to the core ❤️‍🔥

Now it's easier to send Pawsitively Happy a message.

A pair of miniature Pomeranians was abandoned at The Animal Hospital and Shelter, Noida, about 6 weeks ago.

Perceiving the immediate threat to their health, we immediately shifted them to a foster - our own Anuradha Dogra - who is always present for animals in distress. This was a boon since both (especially the male) were in very poor health already.

As soon as they stabilized, we started floating the word around for their adoption. Since the pair were so deeply bonded, we wanted an adopter who could give them a home together.

We'd like to thank Priya Thapar for connecting us with the absolutely amazing Kalpana Mehra, who took the Puff home asap (a Puff of poms is the correct term for a pair of poms is what she told us 😊).

The Puff join Kalpana's five other dogs and have successfully managed to terrorize their bigger siblings (they wouldn't be poms otherwise, would they?) 😂

Thank you, Universe, for connecting the dots so beautifully ❤️

Abbo, an 8-year-old, shy boy, lived at the shelter gates, friends with only a few humans and dogs. Due to his nature and seniority, he was overlooked by all potential adopters, until Pratap ji and Vasudha ji noticed him. With their immense love for senior doggos, they immediately decided to take him home to be a younger sibling to their even older Indie, Boxie.

Our hearts overflowed with joy when we saw how well Abbo settled in with first his parents and then with Boxie.

Barely had Abbo settled in that Pratap ji, who is a regular visitor to our OPD, spotted and befriended Tiger, our 10-year-old German Shepherd boy. We received a request to adopt Tiger too!

So here they are, Abbo, Tiger, and Boxie, a trio of Golden Oldies, living the perfect, retired life with their parents. 🥰🥰

We could not be more content that someone understands the phrase "there's something about Oldies." 🙏

In May of 2018, we received a call about a Mastiff who was in dire straits, left hungry and thirsty on a balcony in Ashok Nagar. Our stalwart volunteer, Nikhil Sahai, led the rescue effort and Gabbar was rescued from a dirty, filthy home where he received no love.

After a couple of weeks of rehabilitation, Gabbar was rehomed with Surbhi, who had already adopted a beautiful rottweiler (Tiger) from us.

Take a look at Gabbar, now Jack, almost three years later - and how love has transformed him ❤️

Our "boriya-bistar" dog went home!

We posted about this abandoned dog a few days ago - and named him Jeevan.

His owner came looking for him after that. His younger brother abandoned him mercilessly because he bit someone while the owner was away.

After reassuring us on all counts, including signing an undertaking that this will never happen again and that he will keep us updated, his owners took him back yesterday.

PS: The doggos original name is Bosco and there was no containing his happiness when he realized his parents came for him after all. 😍

Thank you all for your concern 🙏

Jerry (odd name considering she is a girl) was dropped off at the shelter by her callous human who said he could not take care of her any longer due to ill health 🤷‍♀️

Anyway, though she is a sweet (and verrry playful young dog), she found no takers due to her lack of a Made-in-Foreign tag. In fact, she faced one return from a home that claimed she was too playful for them. 😢

However, things looked up for Jerry when Chetan and his wife decided they wanted a dog, with no emphasis on age, breed, or label. They met, they fell in love, and they took Jerry home.

They've had a bit of a rough ride since Jerry is indeed up to mischief at all times and is a "mouther" but they stuck to their guns and are training Jerry to play gentle 😍

Jerry is home, we are happy, and more power to people like the Bharadwaj's - who take a decision and stick to it ❤️

Dazzle, part of a litter of 3 pups, who came with their injured mother to the shelter, was adopted by Upasana and her family as soon as he could be separated from his mother!

Upasana, referred by the ever-helpful Aditi Kakkar, is a super-amazing mom, with tons of experience with fostering young pups. She has ensured the utmost degree of care to young Dazzle and he is thriving in her care. His elder four-legged sibling, Bubu, takes an active interest in nurturing him too! 😍